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Congress decimated in North-East too as BJP secures majority in Manipur with 32 seats

ION correspondentMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

The BJP confirmed its return to power in Manipur, with the party bagging 32 seats seats in the 60-member Assembly, according to the Election Commission website. As per the...

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Congress’ poor show continues in Uttarakhand as BJP retains power comfortably

ION correspondentMarch 11, 2022August 13, 2025

Beating anti-incumbency, the BJP became the first ruling party to be voted back to power in Uttarakhand on Thursday, winning 47 seats. The Congress won 18 seats and was...

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Congress swept away by AAP’s dominating win in Punjab; Bhagwat Mann set to be next CM

ION correspondentMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday emerged victorious in the Punjab Assembly Elections 2022, with a sweeping victory on 92 out of the 117 assembly seats. The runner-up,...

Business and Commerce Uttarakhand

BJP retains power in UP, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur; Aam Aadmi Party sweeps Punjab Assembly Polls

ION correspondentMarch 11, 2022August 13, 2025

BJP has retained power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur, while Aam Aadmi Party has swept Punjab assembly polls. In Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party has been given...

Assam Diary

Court asks police to register FIR against Assam CM over Congress MP’s complaint

ION correspondentMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

A Guwahati court has directed the police to register a case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for allegedly saying that the last year’s eviction drive in Garukhuti...

15th round of India-China border talks today; China hopes that both sides can move forward

ION correspondentMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

China on Wednesday said that 15th round of military commander level talks with India on the border issue will be held on 11th March and hoped that both sides...

World

UNHRC chief to visit China including Xinjiang in May

ION correspondentMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) chief announced her much awaited visit to China in May including to Xinjiang where Beijing has been accused of committing human rights violations against...

Russia Ukraine War

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance stepping in to supply diesel-starved Europe.

ION correspondentMarch 10, 2022March 11, 2022

Reliance Industries Ltd.’s Jamnagar facility is lifting crude processing and deferring planned maintenance to take advantage of surging demand for diesel, according to people with direct knowledge of the...

Russia Ukraine War

Putin will lead Russia to strategic defeat in Ukraine, says Blinken.

ION correspondentMarch 10, 2022March 11, 2022

By, MIKE BARUAH. OUR NORTH AMERICA ORRESPONDENT. US secretary of state says Russian leader’s ‘clear plan to brutalise Ukraine’ will end in failure. The US secretary of state, Antony...

States

One killed, 14 injured in blast in Udhampur in J&K

ION correspondentMarch 10, 2022March 10, 2022

A person was killed and 14 injured in a mysterious explosion at Salathia Chowk in Udhampur district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. The blast...

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